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VIDEO: Watch ‘The Freeze’ run first race of the 2018 baseball season

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 24: Fox Sports Southeast and former Atlanta Brave Paul Byrd races The Freeze in between innings of an MLB game between The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies at SunTrust Park on September 24, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Philadelphia Phillies won the game 2-0. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

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ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 24: Fox Sports Southeast and former Atlanta Brave Paul Byrd races The Freeze in between innings of an MLB game between The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies at SunTrust Park on September 24, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Philadelphia Phillies won the game 2-0. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
March 30, 2018

After his breakout first season with the Atlanta Braves, “The Freeze” was back for an Opening Day race Thursday at SunTrust Park.

The Braves’ promotion “Beat the Freeze” returned in the preseason, but one of SunTrust Park’s most famous characters made his regular season debut as the Braves took on the Phillies.

The first “Beat the Freeze” race of the regular season can be watched below:

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